H 4476 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SC-Bahamas Trade Commission

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 ENTITLED "SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION" SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA-BAHAMAS TRADE COMMISSION AND PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND PURPOSE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced May 1, 2025 Signed May 19, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 23, 2026

How they voted

43–2

Passed

Total votes 45

May 12, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican33

31 Yea 2 Nay

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 19, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 12, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-2)

senate

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 23, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (82-18-15)

house

Apr 22, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

May 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

May 1, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors